The Letters of Christina Rossetti - (Victorian Literature & Culture (Hardcover)) (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- In recent years Christina Rossetti's star has soared.
- About the Author: Antony H. Harrison is Professor of English at North Carolina State University.
- 458 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Literary Figures
- Series Name: Victorian Literature & Culture (Hardcover)
Description
About the Book
When complete in four volumes, this project will make available all of Rossetti's extant letters, almost two-thirds of which have never been published.Book Synopsis
In recent years Christina Rossetti's star has soared. Rossetti (1830-1894) has come to be considered one of the major poets--not just one of the major women poets--of the Victorian era, eclipsing her famous brother. Leading critics have demonstrated how studies of Rossetti's work, her daily life, her relationships with the Pre-Raphaelites, and her interactions with other women authors of the period can help us understand the unique cultural situation of Victorian women writers. When complete in four volumes, this project will make available all of Rossetti's extant letters, almost two-thirds of which have never been published.
From the Back Cover
These letters offer a rich portrait of the habits of mind, the sentiments, and the personal and professional relationships of an extraordinary Victorian poet who was at once eccentric and culturally representative. She openly discusses her aesthetic, social, moral, political, and religious values.Review Quotes
At a time when the poetry of Victorian women is being freshly evaluated, this much-needed, magisterial edition of Christina Rossetti's letters sheds new light on the everyday life of a writer all too often stereotyped as a recluse and still seen by some in the shadow of her brothers.... [Harrison's] sensitive grasp of Rossetti's genius and his complete mastery of all facets of her professional and private life are wonderfully reflected in his introductions and annotations.
--U. C. Knoepflmacher, Princeton UniversityAbout the Author
Antony H. Harrison is Professor of English at North Carolina State University. He is the author of Victorian Poets and the Politics of Culture: Discourse and Ideology, Victorian Poets and Romantic Poems: Intertextuality and Ideology; Christina Rossetti in Context; and Swinburne's Medievalism: A Study in Victorian Love Poetry.
